How the Obama Campaign Spent Super Tuesday

What has President Obama's reelection team been doing while the Republicans choose their nominee? Peter Nicholas reports on the News Hub. Photo: Reuters.

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on ... the ... tell us about this this which is that which the Republicans all morning around ... campaigning ... the Obama campaign did want ... the Obama campaign is trying to base be increased its organizational advantage in certain key states so today's Super Tuesday in Virginia the president obviously ... doesn't happen ... on a ... bike yet side supporters have made the odd ... I've been scheduled to have what the registration drives they have ... election I watch parties ... the headphone banks ... didn't try to do is build up ground ... for Brandon to rivals with the assembled in two thousand ate ... and this table will be decisive when the general action only kicks in ... so they're trying to use this time the Republicans sort out who their nominee is going to be ... essentially build a ... powerful ground operation in a major battleground states ... superior which are saying we're not saying that today was that certainly different from any other day in the Obama campaign ... IQ port which driving and as we see all these headlines ... about the Republican field about Super Tuesday ... but the other side is not sleeping in is it is out there at work I'm doing doing the ... work on the ground ... to get ready for November ... that's that's right this is this is all full of work that were below the radar this is ... quite work I went to a campaign event Northern Virginia last night ... for half dozen volunteers who are in an apartment ... in apartment ... of making phone calls trying to recruit people to come out for voter registration drive ... for the Virginia is an important upbeat humid in Virginia it has many be awful and voters ... as many of the hire of a educated voters that are part of the Obama ... political coalition ... I mean as Goes northern junior Free possibly so both Virginia ... and ... present of love to capture the state in two thousand twelve was in forty years ago ... and ... mobilize Jinan in teaching and recruiting volunteers northern region is key to that ... so these are the kinds of quiet biggest Obamacare and is doing ... are not receiving many headlines that one thing that was an article about someone Obama was elected to ALM ... for this post somewhat what what what may be the first of six hours ... on it was the Enegy an organization all his support says ... are you seeing that same energy in a nose and the trips Anna feel ... what's good question and it's actually there's a difference there's no Obama in office three years he is to record ... some of his supporters were very excited about his campaign to douse Nader now ... somewhat disappointed are somewhat disillusioned ... obviate mentioned to me that they would like to see Newport ANA Mo Bay detention facility close for example ... but they said that there are motivated by what they're seen on Republican side it wants Republican it's in our provide some kind of ... were reversed or negative motivation for them ... is that that go wide but they see ... me realize ... the stakes are often importance of reluctant president ... so it's not that the feel as excited and motivated hopeful is a good four years ago ... but it's more that they see Obama as self or for the lesser of two evils this is the way to describe it to me